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2012 (12A)

Harry Brown (18) | Stars Michael Caine, with Ben Drew, AKA rapper Plan B, and Jack O¿Connell

Harry Brown (18)

It’s a disturbing, downbeat but very vital British film.

The White Ribbon (15)

People will be picking this film apart for years.

Amelia (12A) | Stars Hilary Swank

Amelia (12A)

Ever-so-earnest screenplay and clunky flashbacks scupper it.

Cold Souls (15) | Stars Paul Giamatti and Dina Korzun

Cold Souls (15)

Nowhere near as complex as Being John Malkovich or Adaptation.

The Men Who Stare At Goats (15)

Cloonacy - but George's barmy goat romp is a hoot.

A Christmas Carol (PG)

As a movie to get you in the Christmas spirit, it does its job nicely.

1 Day (15)

Britain’s first "hip hop musical". It tells the story of a day in the life of local hoodlum.

Bright Star (12A)

Lush biopic of the poet John Keats, is definitely a thing of beauty.

Jennifer's Body (15)

We were promised a sexy chiller. We’ve got a credit-crunched Buffy The Vampire Slayer.

Michael Jackson's This Is It (PG)

Michael Jackson's This Is It (PG)

For the fans - the thing plays out like a two-hour DVD extra.

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The Invention Of Lying (12A)

To tell you the truth Ricky Gervais’s new film is rubbish.

Julie & Julia (12A)

This bland gastro-mantic comedy needs much less sugar and a hell of a lot more bite.

Love Happens (12A) | Stars Aaron Eckhart and Jennifer Aniston

Love Happens (12A)

Even diehard romance fans will find their patience challenged.

(500) Days of Summer (12A) | Stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt & Zooey Deschanel

(500) Days of Summer (12A)

Effortlessly knocks all the competition into a cocked hat.

An Education (15) | Stars Carey Mulligan and Peter Sarsgaard

An Education (15)

Awards for its annoyingly good star are a near-dead cert.

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (12A) | Heath Ledger¿s last film

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (12A)

Drenched in imagination it pulses with a love for storytelling.

TAKE BAT: Lone Yeti tries to tackle hooligan mob

We've seen it brawl before

The Firm’s about as good as football hooligan films will ever get.

Fish Tank (15)

If you want a searingly raw piece of British drama? Roll up folks!

Creation (PG)

Yet another period biopic from the gloom-peddlers at BBC Films.

Mark Of An Angel (12A) stars Catherine Frot and Sandrine Bonnaire

Mark Of An Angel (12A)

Well-acted but unconvincing drama based on a shocking true story.

Easy Virtue - PG

It’s Meet The Parents for ponces, in short.

Brideshead Revisited (12A)

The best two-star film that you’re likely to see all year

Dead Man Running (15) | Stars Arfur Dollar, Danny Dyer, Brenda Blethyn and Tamer Hassan

Dead Man Running (15)

Opening scene sets the tone nicely..dumb as nuts, and rubbish.

A Perfect Getaway (15) | Stars Steve Zahn and Milla Jovovich

A Perfect Getaway (15)

The best (non-kiddie) option in a horribly bad week.

Inglourious Basterds (18) | Quentin Tarantino's war film

Inglourious Basterds (18)

This is a brutal, audacious, triumphant piece of filmmaking.

Mesrine: Killer Instinct (15) | Stars Vincent Cassel

Mesrine: Killer Instinct (15)

Mesrine is cold-blooded, brutal, conniving...and damn cool.

Rated DVDs

Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs (U)

Not just a great family film — it’s a great film full stop.

Bandslam (PG) | High School Musical star Vanessa Hudgens

Vanessa Hudgens in Bandslam (PG)

A mismatched group of high school teens come together through song.

Triangle (15)

This is leakier than a hedgehog’s cagoule, you’ll be picking holes in the plot.

Pontypool (15) | Stars Stephen McHattie, Lisa Houle, Georgina Reilly

Pontypool (15)

It’s a masterclass in building horror atmosphere.

Sorority Row | Film review by Robbie Collin

Sorority Row (15)

Horror knock-off about five busty babes fleeing a knifeman.

RUN: AWAY: From Zombieland

Zombieland (15)

Yes, it’s got jokes but it’s soulless-dead behind the eyes.

Dorian Gray (15)

Ben Barnes is so flat as Dorian, I had to double-check he wasn’t playing the painting.

Red Mist (18) | Paddy Breathnach directs | Stars Andrew Lee Potts

Red Mist (18)

You’ve seen this all before, and you’ve seen it done better.

Up (U) | Pixar | Voices by Edward Asner, Jordan Nagai and Christopher Plumme

Up (U)

This studio gets animation better than anyone else.

Waltz with Bashir (18)

No its NOT a deleted scene from Living With Jacko

VIDEO: NEW AVATAR TRAILER

Bickety-bam! Sorry, but this is going to be freaking excellent.

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District 9 (15) | Movie review

District 9 (15)

A low-budget sci-fi film - but movie lightning has struck here.

Megan Fox in Transformers Revenge of the Fallen

Transformers (12A)

Revenge of the Fallen is a truly great, truly stupid summer-event movie.

Terminator: Salvation (12A) | Stars Christian Bale, Sam Worthington and Kyle Reese.

Terminator: Salvation (12A)

Film where the on-set motto seems to have been: "I’ll Be Cack."

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